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Israeli Airstrike attacks on Gaza Strip

A combination photo shows the car of Hamas commander Ahmed Al-Jaabari exploding during an Israeli air strike in Gaza City in this handout video footage released by the Israeli Army on November 14, 2012. Israel killed Jaabari, the military commander of the Islamist group Hamas, in a missile strike on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and launched air raids across the enclave, pushing the two sides to the brink of a new war. Photo: REUTERS/Israeli Army/Handout

Israeli Airstrike attacks on Gaza Strip

Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would "open the gates of hell".